Afro-Cuban Bass Grooves by Manny Patiño and Jorge Moreno. For Bass Guitar. Bass Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Jazz/Fusion; Latin. Book & CD. 96 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.EL9707CD).
ISBN 1576239101. Jazz/Fusion; Latin.
This book will help any musician unlock the secrets of the Afro-Cuban rhythmic feel. By clearly demonstrating the underlying pattern called the Clave and the comping patterns called Tumbaos which are played over the Clave, this book will help every bass player learn these fundamental Latin rhythms. (Matching keyboard book (EL9706CD) also available.).

101 Blues Patterns for Bass Guitar by Larry McCabe. For bass guitar. Licks and Phrases. McCabe's 101 Series. Blues, Instructional and Play Along. Intermediate. Instructional book and examples/accompaniment CD. Introductory text, instructional text, standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, chord names and black & white photos. 39 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95330BCD).
ISBN 9780786625598. With introductory text, instructional text, standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, chord names and black & white photos. Blues, Instructional and Play Along. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This collection showcases a variety of bass patterns that can be applied to blues recordings and performances, even by the novice. Included among the 101 patterns are ten standard blues turn-arounds and ten standard blues endings that can be used in literally thousands of songs. In addition, the book provides several pages of valuable music theory and other information on blues progressions. In notation and tablature. The companion CD is in split-track play-along format with each bass played four times.

Blues Bass. (The Complete Method). For bass guitar. Hal Leonard Bass Builders. Instructional. Book and CD package. Instructional text, introductory text, bass tablature and standard notation. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.695235).
ISBN 0793586682. With instructional text, introductory text, bass tablature and standard notation. Instructional. 9x12 inches.
The best single source for learning to play the blues for bass! Styles covered include: Delta blues, Texas blues, New Orleans blues, West Coast blues, Chicago blues, boogie woogie blues, jazz blues, and more. Also covers 12-bar blues, 8-bar blues, 24-bar blues, minor blues, tags & turnarounds, 12/8 feel, swing, shuffle, jazz, pop, slow blues, funk blues and R&B. The CD includes 74 full-band tracks.
About Hal Leonard Bass Builders
Bass Builders is a series of technique book/audio packages created for the purposeful building and development of your chops. Each volume is written by an expert in that particular technique. And with the inclusion of audio - either CD or cassette - the added dimension of hearing exactly how to play particular grooves and techniques makes this truly like a private lesson.

Sittin' In with Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power by Rocco Prestia. For bass guitar and voice. Play It Like It Is Bass. Funk, Rock, Jazz and Play Along. Difficulty: medium-difficult. Instructional book and examples/accompaniment CD. Bass tablature, bass notation legend, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and introductory text. 48 pages. Published by Cherry Lane Music (HL.2500539).
ISBN 1575605953. With bass tablature, bass notation legend, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and introductory text. Funk, Rock, Jazz and Play Along. 9x12 inches.
A funk institution and Tower of Power founding member, Rocco Prestia is one of the most important innovators of the electric bass. This Play-It-Like-It-Is Bass book/CD pack from Cherry Lane allows bassists to learn Rocco's authentic bass parts. The songbook includes full transcriptions with tab for eight songs, a bio on Rocco, and his performance notes for each tune. The special accompanying CD features performances by Rocco along with Tower of Power members Larry Braggs (vocals), Dave Garibaldi (drums), Roger Smith (keyboards) and Jeff Tamelier (guitar) on four TOP classics plus four new grooves created especially for this book! Tracks on the CD are included both with and without the bass line so that players can sit in with Tower of Power!

(Beginning Blues Bass). By David Overthrow. For bass. Bass Guitar Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Learning blues bass is easy with this step-by-step Book/DVD set. Instructional. Beginner. Instructional book and instructional video: DVD. Published by Alfred Music Publishing